ağyar

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اغیار (ağyar), from Arabic أَغْيَار (ʔaḡyār), plural of غَيْر (ḡayr) (whence gayr and gayri-). Compare Azerbaijani əğyar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈjaɾ/
• Hyphenation: ağ‧yar

Noun

ağyar (definite accusative ağyarı, pluralia tantum)

1. others, strangers

   Synonyms: başkaları, yabancılar

   • 1991, Nâzım Hikmet, Hikâyeler, page 151:

     Kendini nasıl müdafaa edebilip yâr ve ağyar nazarında parlayacak?

     How will he protect himself and shine in the eyes of friends and strangers?

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ağyar
Definite accusative	ağyarı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	ağyar
Definite accusative	—	ağyarı
Dative	—	ağyara
Locative	—	ağyarda
Ablative	—	ağyardan
Genitive	—	ağyarın

Related terms

• gayr
• gayri-
• mugayir
• tağyir

 

Further reading

• “ağyar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ağyar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük